Black v. People

Mr. Chief Justice. Moore

delivered the opinion of the Court.

*359Plaintiff in error, hereinafter referred to as Black, filed a petition under Colo. R. Crim. P. 35(b) in which he stated that he was convicted of burglary in the district court of Boulder county and sentenced to a term in the state penitentiary. It is alleged in his petition that he instructed his court-appointed attorney to file a motion for a new trial and to take all steps necessary to secure a review in this court on writ of error; and it is further alleged that his appointed lawyer advised him “that all necessary preparations…